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CVE-2025-11083

5.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45.

Published Sep 27, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2025-11083 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16353Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1Refsourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.326124Refvuldb.com/?id.326124Refvuldb.com/?submit.661277Refwww.gnu.org/Refcert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlRefsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11083?

CVE-2025-11083 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-11083?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-11083?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-11083?

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